1 - Students from Monkland State School, Gympie, Queensland, ca. 1890 (Contributed by: QldPics)Class portrait of boys from Monkland State School, Gympie. The students are positioned in front of an outside wall of the school building. Their teacher is also in the photograph standing at the back of the group. The first two rows of boys are seated while the back row is standing.

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2 - Apollonian Vale, Gympie, ca. 1890 (Contributed by: QldPics)Gold was discovered in Gympie in 1867 by James Nash on the site now occupied by Gympie's Town Hall. Nash made the five-day journey down the Mary River from Maryborough and after digging up 75 ounces of gold in six days, he staked his claim and the Gympie gold rush was on. At the time Queensland was facing bankruptcy due to drought and a fall in wool prices. The resulting boost to the State's economy because of the Gympie gold rush enabled the colony to survive. Today some of Australia's largest gold producers are still operating in the area. The Gympie Eldorado Goldmine is the 8th greatest gold producing mine in Australia today.

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